# NTSB OAK65F0011: Cessna 170, N9240A, Soledad, CA, February 7, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1965
- Place: Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Location: 36.4345° N, 121.3178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soledad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4345&lon=-121.3178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 179572
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK65F0011
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK65F0011

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0353   65/2/7    SOLEDAD CALIF       CESSNA 170          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 300
        TIME - 1145                    N9240A              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9240A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9240A-2014-11-24), registration cancelled 2014-11-24, S/N 19001, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170
- Registry model: [Cessna 170A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (registry code 2072304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N9240A (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC87LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA166), Sep 21, 1987: Cessna 170A (N9240A), Melozitna River, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK69D0012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0012), May 26, 1968: Cessna 170 (N9240A), Morgan Hill, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK68D0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0262), Dec 30, 1967: Cessna 170A (N9240A), Morgan Hill, CA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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